Moving Garden Entrance to Side of House (+Extension)

Exo

I'd appreciate some insight into some building regulation nuances. I'm aware of the '1-metre from boundary minimum at ground level' regulation that explicitly mentions windows (or if within boundary, then no larger than 1m^2), however it does not seem to imply doors or entrances.

The main cause for concern with the regulation is overlooking walls/boundaries, and I'm discussing a case where a back door is to be placed to the side (in addition to patio doors to the rear) for easier access given the proposed extension layout.

The house (semi-detached) is on a slight incline and the home above has its boundary wall above the height of the proposed side door (+2m). Also, the side entrance door would be within the existing building (not the extension), thus facing a blank wall regardless, but within the 1m boundary (opening internally).

Is something like this possible, if so, would planning permission be required? (the extension itself is within the no permission required limit). If opening the door within existing house limits is an issue, then workarounds can be arranged.

Any links or guidance to regulation itself would be fantastic.

Penn

Exo wrote: »

I'd appreciate some insight into some building regulation nuances. I'm aware of the '1-metre from boundary minimum at ground level' regulation that explicitly mentions windows (or if within boundary, then no larger than 1m^2), however it does not seem to imply doors or entrances.

The main cause for concern with the regulation is overlooking walls/boundaries, and I'm discussing a case where a back door is to be placed to the side (in addition to patio doors to the rear) for easier access given the proposed extension layout.

The house (semi-detached) is on a slight incline and the home above has its boundary wall above the height of the proposed side door (+2m). Also, the side entrance door would be within the existing building (not the extension), thus facing a blank wall regardless, but within the 1m boundary (opening internally).

Is something like this possible, if so, would planning permission be required? (the extension itself is within the no permission required limit). If opening the door within existing house limits is an issue, then workarounds can be arranged.

Any links or guidance to regulation itself would be fantastic.

The main cause for concern for ground floor opes isn't overlooking, but fire separation. The regs specifically mention windows because windows of a certain size are acceptable. Doors would exceed that size by their very nature.

A door, frame and any glazing would all have to be 60min. fire resistant. Even then I'm not 100% sure it's allowed anyway, but that would be the minimum requirement to consider anyway.

BryanF

Exo wrote: »

the '1-metre from boundary minimum at ground level' regulation that explicitly mentions windows (or if within boundary, then no larger than 1m^2)... the ... regulation itself ... fantastic.

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This exception may give some people a great source of southern light. Can you not design the extension some other way?

Penn wrote: »

The main cause for concern for ground floor opes isn't overlooking, but fire separation. The regs specifically mention windows because windows of a certain size are acceptable. Doors would exceed that size by their very nature.

A door, frame and any glazing would all have to be 60min. fire resistant. Even then I'm not 100% sure it's allowed anyway, but that would be the minimum requirement to consider anyway.

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